{"nrhp_refnum":"83003117","name":"Pederson, John, Farm","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"SW of Clifton on FM 219","address_restricted":false,"city":"Clifton","county":"Bosque County","state":"TX","lat":31.83432361900003,"lon":-97.77680386299994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-07-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["European","Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A farm complex on FM 219, about nine miles southwest of Clifton in Bosque County, Texas, centered on a frame house built in 1891-1892 for John Pederson, with a board-and-batten barn and other outbuildings on about 3 acres.","why_significant":"The house is noted for its dormer-like gables whose ends are flush with the walls below, its one-story porch and its simple plan. It was built by Johan Nordahl, who built several other frame houses in the area. It is part of the Norwegian Settlement of Bosque County thematic group.","narrative":"Set on gently rolling land in the Neils Creek valley about nine miles southwest of Clifton, this farm centers on a frame house erected in 1891 and 1892 for John Pederson. Johan Nordahl, who built several other frame houses in the area, constructed it. The house began with a T-shaped plan and took its present cross-shaped form in 1913, when a one-and-a-half-story wing was added on the east side. The south front faces FM 219 and has a one-story porch with Doric columns linked by a frieze of turned spindles, plus three prominent gables. Its gabled roof carries two corbeled brick chimneys and lightning rods. The most significant outbuilding is a board-and-batten frame barn northwest of the house, with an arcade of round-arch openings on its south side. The property is valued for its dormer-like gables flush with the walls, its porch and its simple plan, and it remains in good condition as a residence and working farm.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Johan Nordahl (builder)","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied; in good condition and retains much of its historic integrity; used as a private residence and for agriculture.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:18.74296-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/85/9683/40968385/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/83003117.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968385","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001667"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/bosque-county/pederson-john-farm-83003117/"}